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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for June 19;
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| June 19, 1717 |
Margravate of Azilia granted to Sir Robert Montgomery |
| June 19, 1721 |
Hans Kalb, for whom Dekalb County, Georgia is named, is born, Huettendorf, Bavaria. He will later assume the name of a friend from Paris, Jean De Kalb and the title Baron
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Baron DeKalb |
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DeKalb County, Georgia |
| June 19, 1786 |
Gen. Nathaniel Greene dies of a stroke at his Mulberry Grove plantation
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Nathanael Greene |
| June 19, 1908 |
The Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad (AB &A) inaugurates service to Atlanta and is welcomed with a speech by Asa Chandler. It is the last railroad to come into Atlanta. Renamed A. B. & C. in 1927 it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line in 1947. |
| June 19, 1979 |
Carlton Gary is arrested in Hapeville for trespassing. He had been found climbing a wall of a motel. He posted bond and disappeared.
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Wynnton Stocking Strangler |
| June 19, 1989 |
Batman, starring Michael Keaton and Kim Basinger, premieres. |
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Kim Basinger |
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